Boris Johnston bans new cars by 2035

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Pollution from cars has been part of a volatile, even vitriolic debate.  The UK has made a tough decision for now.  David Brown calls for a long-term stable approach

In the UK, Prime Minister Boris Johnston has called for a ban on new car sales of petrol, diesel and hybrid cars by 2035.

There are many reasons to move quickly to sustainable transport fuels even if you don’t believe in global warming.  Local pollution, fuel security, and jobs and growth in emerging technologies. Recent research suggests that dust from your bakes is a pollution problem.  Electric cars use their brakes less.

My concern is that the we will go on debating with huge swings based on short term electoral expediency. We need a managed plan not political stabs in the dark. Nonetheless, there is great value in moving and moving quickly.

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David’s boyhood passion for motor cars did not immediately lead to a professional role in the motor industry. A qualified Civil Engineer he specialised in traffic engineering and transport planning. What followed were various positions including being seconded to a government think-tank for the planning of transport firstly in Sydney and then for the whole of NSW. After working with the NRMA and as a consultant he moved to being an independent writer and commentator on the broader areas of transport and the more specific areas of the cars we drive. His half hour motoring program “Overdrive” has been described as an “informed, humorous and irreverent look at motoring and transport from Australia and overseas”. It is heard on 22 stations across Australia. He does weekly interviews with several ABC radio stations and is also heard on commercial radio in Sydney. David has written for metropolitan and regional newspapers and has presented regular segments on metropolitan and regional television stations. David is also a contributor for AnyAuto